Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF48: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, March 10, 2025
An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1455XS (4) lh/ko S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135S.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Department" means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. 2. "Director" means the director of inspections, appeals, and licensing, or the director's designee. 3. "Facility" means a hospital as defined in section 135B.1, an ambulatory surgical center as defined in section 135R.1, or a pregnancy resource center. 4. "Health care professional" means an individual licensed under chapter 148 to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 148C, a podiatrist licensed under chapter 149, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 152E, or a pharmacist licensed under chapter 155A. 5. "Pregnancy resource center" means a nonprofit entity that provides pregnancy support services as defined in section 217.41C. 6. "Serious injury" means any of the following: a. A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual or a loss of bodily function, if the impairment or loss lasts more than seven days or is still …
Sponsors
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29)
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
- Kevin Alons (R, 7)
- Tim Kraayenbrink (R, 4)
- Dave Rowley (R, 5)
- Lynn Evans (R, 3)
- Jeff Taylor (R, 2)
- Kerry Gruenhagen (R, 41)
- Doug Campbell (R, 30)
- Michael Klimesh (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 581 . S.J. 471 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2025 9:30AM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Lofgren, Campbell, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 114 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 88 .
Common questions
- What is SF48?
- SF48 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
- What does SF48 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of SF48?
- In committee as of March 10, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 581 . S.J. 471 . (March 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF48?
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF48?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0048&ga=91
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